I am going to like these.
40 miles into the office today and not once did I feel a shimmy in the steering wheel. Ive also had some vibrations that were slightly reduced I noticed. The rest I am sure are coming from worn out CA bushings. Wish I would have bought these when I first heard about them. As for paint--The section of tube that has a soft, silicone type material where I am assuming they capped after filling with the balancing material, will probably last a few days. I noticed last night that it was still very soft to the touch and leaves finger prints. But since they are a galvanized material, I am not worried about that at all.